Storms in Michigan in 1997
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Michigan in 1997, with each episode’s narrative and every event in it. From 1996 the record holds 48 kinds of event with each office’s narrative; before that, tornadoes, hail and thunderstorm wind only, and before 1955 tornadoes alone.
Michigan in 1997 on the map
Every episode with a place to put it, colored by kind of event.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The year
- Events
- 1,082
- Deaths
- 9
- Injuries
- 130
- Damage
- $189 million
- Episodes
- 356
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
By kind of event
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 285 | 0 | 4 | $1.2 million |
| Winter Storm | 151 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hail | 138 | 0 | 3 | $3.6 million |
| Heavy Snow | 125 | 0 | 0 | $1.9 million |
| High Wind | 89 | 0 | 1 | $6.2 million |
| Flood | 55 | 0 | 0 | $175,000 |
| Lake-Effect Snow | 52 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flash Flood | 40 | 0 | 7 | $9.4 million |
| Ice Storm | 39 | 0 | 0 | $19 million |
| Blizzard | 38 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 19 | 7 | 114 | $145 million |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 18 | 2 | 0 | $2.0 million |
| Lightning | 15 | 0 | 1 | $752,000 |
| Winter Weather | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
| Funnel Cloud | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Waterspout | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
January 1997
- Winter Storm in Michigan, January 4 to 7, 1997
- Winter Storm in Michigan, January 4 to 5, 1997
- Winter Storm in Michigan, January 4 to 5, 1997
- Ice Storm in Michigan, January 4 to 5, 1997
- Ice Storm in Michigan, January 4 to 5, 1997
- Ice Storm in Michigan, January 4 to 5, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, January 5 to 6, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, January 5 to 6, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, January 5 to 6, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, January 5 to 6, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, January 5 to 6, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, January 5 to 6, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, January 5 to 6, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, January 5 to 6, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, January 9, 1997
- Winter Storm in Michigan, January 9 to 11, 1997
- Winter Storm in Michigan, January 9 to 10, 1997
- Winter Storm in Michigan, January 9 to 10, 1997
- Winter Storm in Michigan, January 9 to 10, 1997
- Winter Storm in Michigan, January 9 to 10, 1997
- Winter Storm in Michigan, January 9 to 10, 1997
- Winter Storm in Michigan, January 9 to 10, 1997
- Winter Storm in Michigan, January 9 to 10, 1997
- Winter Storm in Michigan, January 9 to 10, 1997
- Winter Storm in Michigan, January 9 to 10, 1997
- Winter Storm in Michigan, January 9 to 10, 1997
- Winter Storm in Michigan, January 9 to 10, 1997
- Winter Storm in Michigan, January 9 to 10, 1997
- Winter Storm in Michigan, January 9 to 10, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, January 10 to 12, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, January 10 to 11, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, January 10 to 11, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, January 10 to 11, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, January 10 to 11, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, January 10 to 11, 1997
- Winter Storm in Michigan, January 15 to 16, 1997
- Winter Storm in Michigan, January 15 to 16, 1997
- Winter Storm in Michigan, January 15 to 16, 1997
- Blizzard in Michigan, January 15 to 16, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, January 15 to 16, 1997
- Blizzard in Michigan, January 16, 1997
- Blizzard in Michigan, January 16, 1997
- Blizzard in Michigan, January 16, 1997
- Blizzard in Michigan, January 16, 1997
- Blizzard in Michigan, January 16, 1997
- Blizzard in Michigan, January 16, 1997
- Blizzard in Michigan, January 16, 1997
- Blizzard in Michigan, January 16, 1997
- Blizzard in Michigan, January 16, 1997
- Blizzard in Michigan, January 16, 1997
- Blizzard in Michigan, January 16, 1997
- Blizzard in Michigan, January 16, 1997
- Blizzard in Michigan, January 16, 1997
- Blizzard in Michigan, January 16, 1997
- Blizzard in Michigan, January 16, 1997
- Blizzard in Michigan, January 16, 1997
- Blizzard in Michigan, January 16, 1997
- Blizzard in Michigan, January 16, 1997
- Blizzard in Michigan, January 16, 1997
- Blizzard in Michigan, January 16, 1997
- Blizzard in Michigan, January 16, 1997
- Blizzard in Michigan, January 16, 1997
- Blizzard in Michigan, January 16, 1997
- Blizzard in Michigan, January 16, 1997
- Blizzard in Michigan, January 16, 1997
- Cold in Michigan, January 17 to 19, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, January 22 to 23, 1997
- Winter Storm in Michigan, January 24 to 25, 1997
- Winter Storm in Michigan, January 24 to 25, 1997
- Winter Storm in Michigan, January 24 to 25, 1997
- Winter Storm in Michigan, January 24 to 25, 1997
- Winter Storm in Michigan, January 24 to 25, 1997
- Winter Storm in Michigan, January 24 to 25, 1997
- Winter Storm in Michigan, January 24 to 25, 1997
- Winter Storm in Michigan, January 24 to 25, 1997
- Winter Storm in Michigan, January 24 to 25, 1997
- Winter Storm in Michigan, January 24 to 25, 1997
- Winter Storm in Michigan, January 24 to 25, 1997
- Winter Storm in Michigan, January 24 to 25, 1997
- Winter Storm in Michigan, January 24 to 25, 1997
- Winter Storm in Michigan, January 24 to 25, 1997
- Winter Storm in Michigan, January 24 to 25, 1997
- Winter Storm in Michigan, January 24 to 25, 1997
- Winter Storm in Michigan, January 24 to 25, 1997
- Winter Storm in Michigan, January 24 to 25, 1997
- Winter Storm in Michigan, January 24 to 25, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, January 24 to 27, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, January 25 to 26, 1997
February 1997
- Winter Storm in Michigan, February 4 to 5, 1997
- Winter Storm in Michigan, February 4 to 5, 1997
- Winter Storm in Michigan, February 4 to 5, 1997
- Winter Storm in Michigan, February 4 to 5, 1997
- Winter Storm in Michigan, February 4 to 5, 1997
- Winter Storm in Michigan, February 4 to 5, 1997
- Winter Storm in Michigan, February 4 to 5, 1997
- Winter Storm in Michigan, February 4 to 5, 1997
- Winter Storm in Michigan, February 4 to 5, 1997
- Winter Storm in Michigan, February 4 to 5, 1997
- Flood in Michigan, February 21 to 23, 1997
- Flood in Michigan, February 21, 1997
- Flooding in Michigan, February 21 to 28, 1997
- Flood in Michigan, February 21 to 24, 1997
- Flood in Michigan, February 21 to 23, 1997
- Flash Flood in Michigan, February 21, 1997
- Flash Flood in Michigan, February 21, 1997
- Flash Flood in Michigan, February 21, 1997
- Flash Flood in Michigan, February 21, 1997
- Flash Flood in Michigan, February 21, 1997
- Flash Flood in Michigan, February 21, 1997
- Flash Flood in Michigan, February 21, 1997
- Flash Flood in Michigan, February 21, 1997
- Flash Flood in Michigan, February 21, 1997
- Flash Flood in Michigan, February 21, 1997
- Flash Flood in Michigan, February 21, 1997
- Flash Flood in Michigan, February 21, 1997
- Flash Flood in Michigan, February 21, 1997
- Flash Flood in Michigan, February 21, 1997
- Flash Flood in Michigan, February 21, 1997
- Flash Flood in Michigan, February 21, 1997
- Flash Flood in Michigan, February 21, 1997
- Flash Flood in Michigan, February 21, 1997
- Flash Flood in Michigan, February 21, 1997
- Flood in Michigan, February 21 to 25, 1997
- Flood in Michigan, February 21 to 22, 1997
- Flash Flood in Michigan, February 21, 1997
- Flash Flood in Michigan, February 21, 1997
- Flash Flood in Michigan, February 21, 1997
- Flash Flood in Michigan, February 21, 1997
- Winter Storm in Michigan, February 21 to 22, 1997
- Flash Flood in Michigan, February 21, 1997
- Flash Flood in Michigan, February 21, 1997
- Flash Flood in Michigan, February 21, 1997
- Flash Flood in Michigan, February 21, 1997
- Flash Flood in Michigan, February 21, 1997
- Winter Storm in Michigan, February 21 to 22, 1997
- Winter Storm in Michigan, February 21 to 22, 1997
- Winter Storm in Michigan, February 21 to 22, 1997
- Winter Storm in Michigan, February 21 to 22, 1997
- Winter Storm in Michigan, February 21 to 22, 1997
- Winter Storm in Michigan, February 21 to 22, 1997
- Winter Storm in Michigan, February 21 to 22, 1997
- Winter Storm in Michigan, February 21 to 22, 1997
- Flash Flood in Michigan, February 21, 1997
- Winter Storm in Michigan, February 21 to 22, 1997
- Winter Storm in Michigan, February 21 to 22, 1997
- Winter Storm in Michigan, February 21 to 22, 1997
- Winter Storm in Michigan, February 21 to 22, 1997
- Winter Storm in Michigan, February 21 to 22, 1997
- Winter Storm in Michigan, February 21 to 22, 1997
- Winter Storm in Michigan, February 21 to 22, 1997
- Winter Storm in Michigan, February 21 to 22, 1997
- Flood in Michigan, February 21 to 25, 1997
- Flood in Michigan, February 21 to 22, 1997
- Flood in Michigan, February 21 to 23, 1997
- Flood in Michigan, February 21 to 22, 1997
- Flood in Michigan, February 21 to 23, 1997
- Flood in Michigan, February 21 to 24, 1997
- Flood in Michigan, February 22 to 24, 1997
- Flood in Michigan, February 22 to 26, 1997
- Flood in Michigan, February 27 to 28, 1997
- Winter Storm in Michigan, February 27, 1997
- Winter Storm in Michigan, February 27, 1997
- Winter Storm in Michigan, February 27, 1997
- Winter Storm in Michigan, February 27, 1997
- Winter Storm in Michigan, February 27, 1997
- Winter Storm in Michigan, February 27, 1997
- Winter Storm in Michigan, February 27, 1997
- Winter Storm in Michigan, February 27, 1997
- Winter Storm in Michigan, February 27, 1997
- Winter Storm in Michigan, February 27, 1997
- Winter Storm in Michigan, February 27, 1997
- Winter Storm in Michigan, February 27, 1997
- Winter Storm in Michigan, February 27, 1997
- Winter Storm in Michigan, February 27, 1997
- Winter Storm in Michigan, February 27, 1997
- Winter Storm in Michigan, February 27, 1997
- Winter Storm in Michigan, February 27, 1997
- Winter Storm in Michigan, February 27, 1997
- Winter Storm in Michigan, February 27, 1997
- Winter Storm in Michigan, February 27, 1997
- High Wind in Michigan, February 27, 1997
- Flood in Michigan, February 27 to 28, 1997
- Flood in Michigan, February 27 to March 4, 1997
- Flood in Michigan, February 27 to 28, 1997
- Flood in Michigan, February 27 to 28, 1997
- Flood in Michigan, February 27 to March 2, 1997
- Flood in Michigan, February 27 to 28, 1997
- Flood in Michigan, February 27 to 28, 1997
- Flood in Michigan, February 27 to 28, 1997
March 1997
- Flooding in Michigan, March 1 to 5, 1997
- Winter Storm in Michigan, March 13 to 15, 1997
- Winter Storm in Michigan, March 13 to 15, 1997
- Winter Storm in Michigan, March 13 to 15, 1997
- Winter Storm in Michigan, March 13 to 15, 1997
- Winter Storm in Michigan, March 13 to 15, 1997
- Winter Storm in Michigan, March 13 to 15, 1997
- Winter Storm in Michigan, March 13 to 15, 1997
- Winter Storm in Michigan, March 13 to 15, 1997
- Winter Storm in Michigan, March 13 to 15, 1997
- Winter Storm in Michigan, March 13 to 15, 1997
- Winter Storm in Michigan, March 13 to 15, 1997
- Winter Storm in Michigan, March 13 to 15, 1997
- Winter Storm in Michigan, March 13 to 15, 1997
- Winter Storm in Michigan, March 13 to 15, 1997
- Winter Storm in Michigan, March 13 to 16, 1997
- Ice Storm in Michigan, March 13 to 14, 1997
- Ice Storm in Michigan, March 14, 1997
- Flooding in Michigan, March 14, 1997
- Flood in Michigan, March 14 to 15, 1997
- Flood in Michigan, March 14 to 15, 1997
- Flood in Michigan, March 14 to 15, 1997
- Flood in Michigan, March 14 to 17, 1997
- Flood in Michigan, March 14 to 17, 1997
April 1997
- Damaging Wind in Michigan, April 5, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Michigan, April 5, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Michigan, April 5, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Michigan, April 5, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Michigan, April 5, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Michigan, April 5, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Michigan, April 5, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Michigan, April 5, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Michigan, April 5, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Michigan, April 5, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Michigan, April 5, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Michigan, April 5, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Michigan, April 5, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Michigan, April 5, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Michigan, April 5, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Michigan, April 5, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Michigan, April 5, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Michigan, April 6, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Michigan, April 6, 1997
- Hail in Michigan, April 6, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Michigan, April 6, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Michigan, April 6, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Michigan, April 6, 1997
- Funnel Cloud in Michigan, April 6, 1997
- Hail in Michigan, April 6, 1997
- Hail in Michigan, April 6, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Michigan, April 6, 1997
- Hail in Michigan, April 6, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Michigan, April 6, 1997
- High Wind in Michigan, April 6 to 7, 1997
- High Wind in Michigan, April 6 to 7, 1997
- High Wind in Michigan, April 6, 1997
- High Wind in Michigan, April 6, 1997
- High Wind in Michigan, April 6, 1997
- High Wind in Michigan, April 6, 1997
- High Wind in Michigan, April 6, 1997
- High Wind in Michigan, April 6, 1997
- High Wind in Michigan, April 6, 1997
- High Wind in Michigan, April 6, 1997
- High Wind in Michigan, April 6, 1997
- Hail in Michigan, April 12, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Michigan, April 30, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Michigan, April 30, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Michigan, April 30, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Michigan, April 30, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Michigan, April 30, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Michigan, April 30, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Michigan, April 30, 1997
May 1997
- Hail in Michigan, May 5, 1997
- Hail in Michigan, May 5, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, May 5, 1997
- Hail in Michigan, May 5, 1997
- Hail in Michigan, May 8, 1997
- Hail in Michigan, May 8, 1997
- Hail in Michigan, May 8, 1997
- Hail in Michigan, May 8, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, May 11 to 12, 1997
- Cold in Michigan, May 16, 1997
- Damaging Winds in Michigan, May 18, 1997
June 1997
- Flood in Michigan, June 1 to 3, 1997
- Flood in Michigan, June 3 to 5, 1997
- Flood in Michigan, June 3 to 4, 1997
- Funnel Cloud in Michigan, June 12, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Michigan, June 13, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Michigan, June 20, 1997
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Michigan, June 20 to 23, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Michigan, June 20 to 21, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, June 21, 1997
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Michigan, June 21, 1997
- Hail in Michigan, June 23, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, June 23, 1997
- Hail in Michigan, June 23, 1997
- Damaging Winds in Michigan, June 24, 1997
- Damaging Winds in Michigan, June 24, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Michigan, June 24, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Michigan, June 24, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Michigan, June 24, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Michigan, June 24, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Michigan, June 24, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Michigan, June 24, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Michigan, June 24, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Michigan, June 24, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Michigan, June 24, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, June 30, 1997
July 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 2, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 2 to 17, 1997
- Tornadoes and Hail in Michigan, July 2, 1997
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Michigan, July 2 to 4, 1997
- Hail in Michigan, July 2, 1997
- Flash Flood and Hail in Michigan, July 6, 1997
- Hail in Michigan, July 6, 1997
- Hail in Michigan, July 6, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 8, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Michigan, July 8, 1997
- Hail in Michigan, July 13, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 14, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 14, 1997
- Hail in Michigan, July 14, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 16, 1997
- Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 17, 1997
- Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 26, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Michigan, July 26, 1997
- Flood in Michigan, July 26, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 27, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Michigan, July 27, 1997
August 1997
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Michigan, August 3, 1997
- Hail in Michigan, August 6, 1997
- Hail in Michigan, August 15, 1997
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Michigan, August 15 to 16, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, August 16, 1997
- Damaging Winds in Michigan, August 16, 1997
- Damaging Winds in Michigan, August 16, 1997
- Flood in Michigan, August 20 to 22, 1997
- Hail in Michigan, August 21, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Michigan, August 27, 1997
- Waterspout in Michigan, August 30, 1997
September 1997
- Flash Flooding in Michigan, September 9 to 10, 1997
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Michigan, September 16 to 17, 1997
- Hail in Michigan, September 18, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, September 19, 1997
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strikes in Michigan, September 19, 1997
- High Wind in Michigan, September 29 to 30, 1997
October 1997
- Tornado and Hail in Michigan, October 5, 1997
- Damaging Winds in Michigan, October 5, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, October 26 to 27, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, October 26 to 27, 1997
- Lightning Strikes in Michigan, October 27, 1997
November 1997
- Lake-Effect Snow in Michigan, November 3, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, November 9 to 11, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, November 11 to 12, 1997
- Lake-Effect Snow in Michigan, November 11 to 12, 1997
- Winter Weather in Michigan, November 13 to 14, 1997
- Winter Weather in Michigan, November 15, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, November 15 to 16, 1997
- Lake-Effect Snow in Michigan, November 15 to 16, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, November 22 to 24, 1997
December 1997
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, December 4 to 5, 1997
- Lake-Effect Snow in Michigan, December 4 to 5, 1997
- Winter Storm in Michigan, December 10, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, December 10, 1997
- Winter Weather in Michigan, December 22, 1997
- Winter Storm in Michigan, December 24 to 25, 1997
- Lake-Effect Snow in Michigan, December 30 to 31, 1997
More
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24.